Concours Géza Anda
Encyclopedia
The Concours Géza Anda is a triennial international piano
competition that takes place every three years in Zürich
, Switzerland
. It was founded in memory of the late Hungarian pianist
Géza Anda
by his widow Hortense Anda-Bührle. The purpose of the competition is to discover and promote young pianists who will pass on the musical spirit of Géza Anda. The Géza Anda Foundation provides winners with free concert management for three years after the competition (up to 200 engagements).
Jinsang Lee is the winner of the Géza Anda Competition 2009. He also won all special prizes such as Audience Prize, Mozart Prize and Schumann Prize. The 12th Competition will be held in June 2012.
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
competition that takes place every three years in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It was founded in memory of the late Hungarian pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
Géza Anda
Géza Anda
Géza Anda was a Hungarian pianist. A celebrated interpreter of classical and romantic repertoire, particularly noted for his performances and recordings of Mozart, he was also a tremendous interpreter of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Bartók....
by his widow Hortense Anda-Bührle. The purpose of the competition is to discover and promote young pianists who will pass on the musical spirit of Géza Anda. The Géza Anda Foundation provides winners with free concert management for three years after the competition (up to 200 engagements).
Jinsang Lee is the winner of the Géza Anda Competition 2009. He also won all special prizes such as Audience Prize, Mozart Prize and Schumann Prize. The 12th Competition will be held in June 2012.
List of winners
Georges Pludermacher (1979)
Heidrun Holtmann (1982)- no first prize; second prize -
Yukino Fujiwara and 
Hüseyin SermetHüseyin SermetHüseyin Sermet is a Turkish pianist and composer. He is a Doctor Honoris Causa by the Boğaziçi and Marmara universities, and was named a State Artist in 1991. He is Co-President of ADAP , based in Paris.-External links:* * www.adapinternational.org...
, jointly (1985) - Konstanze EickhorstKonstanze EickhorstKonstanze Eickhorst is a German pianist.Eickhorst won the IX Clara Haskil and IV Géza Anda competitions. A member of the , she has been active at an international level as a soloist and a chamber musician, and has recorded for CPO. She teaches at the Musikhochschule Lübeck.-References:* [ + ]*...
(1988) 
Dénes Várjon (1991)
Pietro de Maria (1994)- Corrado Rollero (1997)
- Filippo Gamba (2000)
Alexei VolodinAleksey VolodinAlexei Volodin is a Russian pianist.He was born in St. Petersburg, and began taking piano lessons there at the age of nine. A year later he moved to Moscow, where he studied first with Irina Chaklina and later with Tatiana Zelikman at the Gnessin Music School...
(2003)- Sergey Koudriakov (2006)
Jinsang Lee (2009)